The Pocket

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Such a great spot! Very friendly service, and I'm always amazed by their beer selection! Cheers 🍺”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Not a big fan of the sister pub The Southampton Arms (albeit on very few visits) but I really liked The Pocket. Like many of the new wave of London pubs which have appeared over the last few The Pocket has a great mix of very well kept cask and keg beers, good prices and the correct amount of food for a pub ie snacks, pies, pickled eggs, sausage rolls. Staff are very friendly and professional. Bogs are clean! Bonus points for having a delicious Mild on.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Wow. What a pub. Very very cool. Record player. Tons of beers. Nice people. Great boozer.”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “If you like your real ales and ciders, this is a little gem. Just off Upper Street and on our visit, a little haven from the throngs of football fans massing for the Champions League final. Stripperd wooden floor and furnishings,. No music, which makes it great for a relaxed pint or three with easy conversation. Beer prices are good for the area.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Wow great find 😀 The Pocket pub close enough to the Union Chapel 😀 A wonderful selection of beers and ciders. I tried the mild choice of two and tasted both 😀 Settled the Mighty Oak Oscar Wild which was a really great pint.🍺 Loved the old vinyl records playing on the record player😀👏👏 House white wine good but could be colder 😟🤣 Toilets like the whole place old but clean and reflect the whole ethos of the place 😀😀 If I lived near by would be my local. Can’t say better than that 😀 Highly recommended 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿”

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• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Really good bar with an excellent selection of beers. Basic food offering of sausage rolls pork pies and Cornish pasties. Bit on the pricey side but I'm not from London. Nice vibe to the bar. Will definitely return.”

• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Came up from the other side of London today and saw The Pocket listed as one of the top new independent pubs of the year, so I popped in on impulse – so glad I did. It’s got this gorgeous historic interior with loads of old-school charm, but it still feels fresh and homely. Proper cosy vibe. Staff were both good – friendly and on it. The sausage roll was really tasty, proper quality with nice flaky pastry and a bit of mustard on the side. Beers were spot on: loved the smooth, flavourful pale ale and the subtle coffee porter; the lager was easy-drinking even if a touch lighter. Honestly impressed. Feels like a classic pub done right. I’d definitely come back next time I’m up this way – proper little gem.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·9 months ago

  “No doubt! This is one of the best ale houses in London, and fittingly the sister pub to the legendary Southampton Arms. Eight cask ales and ten kegs (+ ciders) will please any purist. This was my first visit. I sampled four ales, and I’m looking forward to returning - hopefully when the fireplace is lit and when there is live music.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Excellent pub a few minutes walk from Highbury and Islington Station and handy for a beer or two before gigs at the Islington Assembly Hall. 9 cask beers on handpump when I last visited including a stout, a mild and an old ale. Very friendly and helpful staff.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “What a great pub! Fantastic selection of cask ale (8 pumps), keg ales & ciders. The small pub is beautifully layed out for conversation at the bar, and on a number of tables - tastefully decorated like a proper, traditional London pub of old - not fancy, but inviting. This is NOT really a food establishment - beer the champion, but they do have a few limited bar snacks like pasties, sausage rolls, pickled eggs, pork pies and so on - which is above the usual crisps or peanuts.”

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